Amalinda Baptist Podcast

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By: Donovan Barker

Welcome to Amalinda Baptist Podcast! We are a local church with a passion to help people grow in their faith and knowledge of the Bible. Our goal is help you take God's word and apply it to your every day life. 

Episode 67 Empowered 4 What are spiritual gifts?
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Today at 10:19 AM

In this message, we explore what the Bible says about gifts of the Spirit and why they matter for every believer. Discover why God gave you a gift and what it means to step into more than just being a spectator.


Episode 66 Empowered Part 3 God's way not mine
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08/19/2025

We often ask God to bless the life we’re already living — but what if being empowered by the Holy Spirit looks very different? In this message, we uncover what it truly means to follow Jesus and why empowerment isn’t about adding God to our plans, but stepping into His.


Episode 65 Empowered Part 2- Learning to Listen
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08/12/2025

In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit came in power — and the Church was never the same. But what if the Spirit is still speaking today and we’ve simply stopped listening? This message explores how the early church heard and followed the Spirit, and what it means for us now. Tune in to discover why listening could change everything.


Episode 64 Empowered Part 1
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08/06/2025

Ever feel spiritually tired, empty, or like you're just going through the motions? In Part 1 of the Empowered series, we explore what it means to live with the help of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit isn’t a distant force or a church experience; He’s your comforter, advocate, counsellor — and He lives in you.


Episode 63 Philippians 4 When Christ is everything
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07/29/2025

What do you do when life doesn’t go as planned? In Philippians 4, Paul reminds us that we can handle anything — not because we're strong, but because Christ is. This message given by Pastor Bob Block from Tampa, USA challenges popular misuses of verses like “I can do all things through Christ” and brings us back to the real promise: when Christ is our everything, we can walk through anything.


Episode 62 Philippians 3
07/23/2025

On last Sunday's message we talked about Philippians 3.
How self-righteousness is a subtle blind spot that creeps into our hearts without us even seeing it. We explored how pursuing Jesus above all else frees us from comparison, pride, and empty religion. It’s not about what we’ve done. It’s about who He is.


Episode 61 Philippians 2
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07/17/2025

In Philippians 2, Paul points us to the mindset of Christ — humility, service, and surrender. In a world obsessed with status and self, we’re called to something deeper: to put others first, to pursue unity, and to let Christ shape how we live.


Episode 60 Philippians 1 The Right Lens.
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07/10/2025

How did Paul find joy in a prison cell? How do you keep your faith strong when life falls apart? In this first part of the series of Philippians, we learn from Paul’s example that our circumstances don’t define our faith — our choices do. Discover how God’s Word gives you the right lens to see your life clearly.


Episode 59 Back to basics- Back to serving like Jesus
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07/02/2025

A powerful message on serving others from John 13:1–17. Find out more on how Jesus' example calls us to live with humility, love, and action.


Episode 58 Back to Basics part 4
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06/26/2025

In Part 4 of our series, we explore one of the hardest basics of faith — truly loving others. From the story of Ruth and Naomi to Jesus’ command to love one another, this message reminds us that faith isn’t just about loving God — it’s also about the people around us.


Episode 57 Back to Basics-Going back to God's word.
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06/18/2025

On this Father’s Day, we dove into the power and purpose of God’s Word — the most sold, most stolen, yet often unread book in history. Discover how the Bible isn't just inspiration, but God's personal revelation of Himself. It’s not about information; it’s about transformation.


Episode 56 Back to basics - Going back to prayer
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06/12/2025

In Part 2 of our Back to Basics series, we explore the heart of prayer. Why does it matter? What do you do when God doesn’t answer? Learn how prayer isn’t about saying the right words — it’s about real connection and letting God change your heart.


Episode 55- Back to Basics- Are you a fan or follower of Jesus?
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06/03/2025

In Part 1 of our Back to Basics series, we ask a challenging question: Are you just a fan of Jesus, or a follower of Jesus? Discover how going back to the foundations of Faith can lead to real transformation, purpose, and a deeper relationship with God.


Episode 54- What does missions have to do with me
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05/28/2025

Why does mission matter—both for the church and for us personally? In this message, we explore what it means to be a missional church, how our lives fit into God’s greater story, and how we can make a real difference in our community and beyond.


Episode 53 The Bible doesn't say that Part 4
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05/22/2025

“Do not judge” — is that really what the Bible says, or have we misunderstood it? In the final part of this series, we explore what Jesus meant, the danger of self-righteousness, and how to lovingly discern truth in a world that resists it.


Episode 52 The Bible doesn't say that Part 3
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05/15/2025

Part 3 of this series unpacks the popular saying “God helps those who help themselves.” Is it biblical—or dangerously misleading? Discover the difference between human effort and God’s help for the helpless.


Episode 51 The Bible doesn't say that Part 2.
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05/06/2025

God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers? - Does the Bible say that (Part 2)
In part two of this series, we talked about the quote: "God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers" or "God won't give you more than you can handle". Join us as we go through the scriptures and discover what the Bible says really says.


Episode 50 The Bible does not say that Part 1
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05/02/2025

Does the Bible really say: God wants me to be Happy?
In part one of our new series, we unpack - does God want us to be happy? Join us as we explore what the Bible actually says about happiness, holiness, and God’s true purpose for our lives.


Episode 49 Words from the Cross- Part 3
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04/16/2025

When Jesus died, the veil was torn — opening the way for us to enter God’s presence through Him. 
Even when we don’t feel it, God is still at work. His presence isn’t based on our emotions — we have full access to Him because of Jesus.
Listen for a reminder that He’s always near.


Episode 48- Words from the cross Part 2
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04/10/2025

A powerful reminder from the cross — the criminal next to Jesus did nothing to earn salvation, yet he was welcomed into the Kingdom simply because he believed in Jesus. 
We don’t earn God’s presence through works; it's only through Jesus. 
🎧 Tune in to hear more about the beauty of undeserved salvation.


Episode 47 Words from the Cross- part 1
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04/05/2025

On the 30 March, we are started a new message series called Words from the Cross. As we lead up to Easter we are looking at some of the words and action of Jesus to prepare our hearts to celebrate Easter together. This Sunday we were encouraged to serve as Jesus served.


Episode 46 The purpose of the Church
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04/05/2025

Garrett Wrede, Young Adults Leader encouraged us to be active in the Global Church, whenever and wherever we are. This messaged helps us reflect on our role as part of the Church and why the Church exists.


Episode 45 New can't fix you part 4
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03/26/2025

In todays episode we speak about for us to have lasting change we can be victims. God wants us to be victors.


Episode 44 New can't fix you part 3
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03/26/2025

Welcome to the Amalinda Baptist Podcast! In today episode we speaking about lasting change does not happen in the fast lane. For lasting change to happen we need to learn to slow down.


Episode 43 New can't fix you Part 2
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03/25/2025

We are in our series speaking about New can't fix you answering the question how do we create lasting change? Today we are speaking about how for us to make progress we need to stop making excsues.


Episode 42 New can't fix you Part 1
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02/19/2025

Have you ever tried to change and no matter how much you try you always go back to your old habits? How do you create last changing?


Episode 41 Tough Questions- Real Answers- How do we know we can trust the Bible
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02/14/2025

Welcome to our series on Tough Questions where we are answering the tough questions we face as Christians. Today we are discussing the Bible. How do we know we can trust the Bible?


Episode 40 Tough Questions- Real Answers- Why should I go to church when the church is filled with hypocrites?
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02/14/2025

Welcome to our series on Tough Questions! In this messsage series we are answering some of the tough questions we face as Christians.


Episode 39. Tough Questions. Real Answers Part 2- Why would a loving God send someone to hell?
01/29/2025

In today message we ask the question why would a loving God send someone to hell? Is Jesus the only way to God and what is the unforgiveable sin?


Episode 38. Tough Questions. Real Answers Part 1
01/21/2025

New message series ansering some of the Tough Questions that we face in life. In todays message we answer the question, Why does God allow suffering?


Episode 37 Vision 2025
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01/21/2025

In todays message we speak about two key areas that our church is focusing on in 2025.


Episode 36 What was I made for Part 4
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11/29/2024

Every go through tough times and wonder why this happening? Why it seems like its just challenge after challenge? What if God could be doing something in your life?


Episode 35 What was I made for Part 3
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11/22/2024

If you have ever wondered what is your purpose in life make sure you join us for this message series! This message we focus on that we are formed to be part of God's family. But how to develop meaningful lasting relationship? That's what we speaking about today.


Episode 34 What was I made for Part 2
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11/13/2024

In todays episode we speak about our first purpose, that we are created for God's pleasure. We speak about what that really means and how living our lives for God is truly the only way for us to find purpose.


Episode 33 What was I made for Part 1
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11/07/2024

Have ever wondered what is your purpose is or what God's will for your life? That is what we speaking about for the next few weeks.


Episode 32 Jonah part 4
10/30/2024

Welcome to Amalinda Baptist Podcast! In today podcast we finish our message series on Jonah. What does this book have to say to us?


Episode 31 Jonah part 3
10/24/2024

In todays episode we speak about Jonah chapter 2 and talk about what happens when we feel like we are falling in life? What do we do when things don't work out the way we had planned?


Episode 30 Jonah Part 2
10/17/2024

Todays podcast we take a look at Jonah and take a deeper look into Jonah's story.


Episode 29 Jonah Part 1
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10/09/2024

Todays podcast is part one of our new message series on Jonah. In this podcast we take a look at the background of Jonah and what Jonah's message means to us today.


Episode 28 40 year celebration with Matt Francis
09/19/2024

Welcome to the Amalinda Baptist Podcast. This is a message Matt Francis preached at our 40 year celebration.